This corrective procedure, resulting in neutral ulnar variance, should unload the increased stress to the lunate that was felt to result in lunatomalacia. Figure 7. Posteroanterior view of the ...

The patient had a positive ulnar variance of 2 mm vs. neutral ulnar variance in the uninjured wrist. 1. Posteroanterior (PA) and lateral radiographs of the left wrist demonstrate a volar shear ...